Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about bare knuckle prizefighting in the 19th Century and early professional boxing from 1890 arte 1930.
Asteartean, Abendua 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Arteko 1904 eta 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
Ostiralean, Martxoa 13, 1891, Jake Kilrainek George Godfreyren aurka borrokatu zuen San Frantziskoko California Athletic Club-en, California. Gizonezkoak garaikur baten alde borrokatu ziren eta $5,000. Gizonak orduetan sartu ziren ringera 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, Munduko Heavyweight Borroka txapeldun ohia, bigarren egin zuen Kilrainek, Muldoon-ek borroka honetarako entrenatu zuena. Muldoonek Kilrainen aurkaria entrenatu zuen, John L. Sullivan, beraientzat 1889
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Uztailetik 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier
Maiatzaren On 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Ostiralean, Ekaina 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. Bakarrik 24 urte, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to
Martxoan 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
1909 Stanley Ketchel-ek bere erritmo ikaragarria jarraitzen zuen pisu ertaineko mugaren inguruan borrokalari nagusi guztien artean. Martxoan 1909, Ketchelek erronka arraro bati aurre egin zion, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien munduko pisu arineko txapeldunaren aurka borrokatu zenean. O'Brien boxeolari zintzoa zen, bere abiadura eta iheskortasuna erabili zituena hasierako txandetan Ketchel kolpatzeko. O'Brienen tamaina abantaila izan arren, Kettle zerbait
Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons boxeolari ingelesa zen, pisu ertain eztabaidaezina irabazi zuena, pisu astunak eta pisu arinak munduko txapelketak, mendearen amaieran. Askotan australiar batekin nahastuta, han hasi baitzuen bere boxeo ibilbidea, Fitzsimmonsek Estatu Batuetara bidaiatu zuen 1890 pisu ertaineko txapelketarako kanpaina egiteko. Fitzsimmons azpian zegoen 6 oinak altu baina